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Name: Why is It So Dark in Here?
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June 2025
Featured June 13 @ 5:30 pm
In the Sacred Halls of the Fine Arts Center

Fine Arts Center 30 W. Dale St., Colorado Springs, CO, United States
Alice Bemis Taylor’s fascination with Hispanic and Indigenous art culminated in the Taylor Collection and the construction of the Fine Arts Center. Why, then, were some professors and a prominent art historian worried that “the sacred halls of the Fine Arts Center” would not be “ready for a Chicano art show” during the 1970s? Take […]
Featured June 20 @ 1:00 pm
Why is It So Dark in Here?
Ever wonder about the decisions behind museum lighting? Both aesthetic and practical, lighting plays a central role in building an artistic narrative experience. Lighting is also one of the most significant considerations in art preservation. Join museum staff in the Agents of Care gallery from 1-2 p.m. for a discussion about how the museum lights […]